Mask



Aug. 23, 1938.

B. SABANEEFF MASK Filed Aug. 11, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR Basil Salaameeff HIS ATTORNEY Aug. 23, 1938. B. SABANEEFF 2,127,620

MASK 1 Filed Aug. 11,1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Basil Sabaneeff H l5 ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 23, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

The invention relates to masks and has for its object to provide a mask which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture, due to its being made entirely in the fiat, and when worn it is shaped so as to substantially cover the head. It readily lends itself to being suitably decorated to simulate various distorted human features or animals and a mask is thus provided which has an exceptionally unique and grotesque appearance. In addition to being used as a mask for amusement purposes it is readily applicable for use in advertising or for window display purposes.

The invention will be fully described in the following specifications and illustrated in the drawings forming a part thereof. Referring to said drawings:

Fig. l is a plan view of the blank for one side of the mask;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the blank for the other side of the mask;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the mask as it would appear when worn;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the blank for one side of the mask showing it decorated to simulate an animals head and with other slight modifications; and

Fig. 5 is a side View of the assembled mask, the blank for one-half of which is shown in Fig. 4.

Referring again to the drawings and particularly to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the mask may be made of heavy paper, light cardboard or numerous fabrics stiffened to give them a slight amount of rigidity. It is suitably decorated and, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the blanks are stamped from a piece of flat material.

The blank shown in Fig. 1 is provided with a plurality of flaps I0, II, I2, I3, I4, I5, I6, I'I, I8, I9, 20 and 2|. The flaps are bent on the crease line parallel with their edges, suitable paste or adhesive is applied and they are secured to the blank illustrated in Fig. 2 which is similar in all respects to that illustrated in Fig. 1, with the exception of the flaps. Thus the mask, when completed, is perfectly flat so that it occupies a minimum amount of space when being stored or shipped.

The flaps I0, II, I2, I3 and I4 are on what might be termed a hood portion 22 of the mask. This hood portion is divided into a plurality of wings 23 and a cord 24 passes freely through apertures 25 in the wings and is secured at 26 in the rear part of the mask. When the mask is being worn the two cords 24 are pulled together and the hood portion covers the head as shown in Fi 3.

When the mask is being prepared for use it is opened and interlocking projectors 30 and 3| are engaged with each other as shown in Fig. 3. The locking tab 32 is entered into the slot 33, the hood is bent over, the strings 24 are tightened and the 5 mask will appear as shown in Fig. 3. The openings 34 between the two interlocking projections 30 and 3I extend inwardly into the face portion of the mask so as to permit of overlapping when the mask is formed.

Crease lines 35 are provided to aid in forming the nose and other crease lines 36 act as bending lines to assist in forming the rounded contour of the mask. Strips 31 may be die out in the face of the mask during the stamping operation of the 15 blank and these strips may be bent outward when the mask is being worn, thus giving a grotesque simulation of hair.

In Figs. 4 and 5 the mask is decorated to simulate an animals head and similar reference char- 20 acters denote similar parts. In this form the interlocking projections 3Il-3I have been omitted.

A rearwardly extending portion 40 is adapted to be bent forward when the mask is being used and this portion is suitably colored so as to give a 25 very realisticappearance of a tongue in the animals head.

I claim:

1. A mask formed of two flat blanks having their forward and lower edges adhesively secured 30 together and each blank comprising a face and hood portion, the hood portion being formed of a plurality of wings and means for drawing the wings together so that when the mask is formed it will substantially cover the head of the wearer. 5

2. A mask formed of two fiat blanks having their forward and lower edges adhesively secured together and each blank comprising a face and hood portion, the hood portion being formed of a plurality of wings and a string freely passing 40 through said wings and having one end secured to the rear part of the face portion, said string being adapted to draw the wings together so that when the mask is formed it will substantially cover the head of the wearer.

3. A mask formed of two flat blanks having their forward and lower edges adhesively secured together and each blank comprising a face and hood portion, the hood portion being formed of a plurality of wings and means for drawing the 50 wings together so that when the mask is formed it will substantially cover the head of the wearer, the face portion having a locking tab and apertures therefor to maintain the mask in its forward position.

4. A mask formed of two flat blanks having their forward and lower edges adhesive-1y secured together and each blank comprising a face and hood portion, the hood portion being formed of a 5 plurality of wings and means for drawing the wings together so that when the mask is formed it will substantially cover the head of the wearer, the face portion having a locking tab and apertures therefor to maintain the mask in its forward position, and a pair of interlocking projections formed in said face portion.

' BASIL SABANEEFF. 

